Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-12-03
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They have Captured Washington
Special Correspondence Of the I%srrn.ocEAx.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. %. - There is a
couplet in rhyme which I sometimes
hear, and it is this:
II read it in the papers,
Tell me, Comrade, is it true,
The men who wore the rebel gray
Are placed above the blue 81
There is a strong reminder of this in
my own personal experience in this ma
tional capital. Isat at a table in a WASH
ington boarding house last evening, and
the room was full of southern men,
nearly all of them ex-confederates.
There was but ono MAJ in the en-
tire place who had always been loyal and
true to the Republic. The matter Of La
mars confirmation came up, and the par
tisan whip ofthe southern overseer was
cracked 50 loudly that, like any loyal
man 1 spoke my sentiments. I said:
.'The war 10 over, and the bloody shirt
must not be waved. 1t was first waved
over Fort Moultrie by rebels. 1t was
last waved at Appomattox by rebels.
Grant sent them home, saying: 'Let us
have peace They went home, We're
amnestied, and Immediately began u
ing their bloody shirt over tho heads OF
defenceless negroes-Door devils who
were given suffrage without option or pc
tition IN their part. Free sueech is silent
in the south. Lamar defended jeff Da-
Wis ON tho floor of The United States
senate. say Davis was and is Il traitor,
II Lamar or any man who defends him
was and is a traitor"
The result was "a terrible excl ement.
The later result is that the sneak ing
ours who daro not assault me have
concluded to boycott me, and lift their
traitOrous noses above me az they pass
by. For this all thanks. l love scpara-
ton from such people. It is a sample
right here in the national capital of what
Democratic success has done for the
country. IT has filled the departments
in this city with rebels; filled the streets
with rebels: flied tho hotels and board.
ing houses with rebels; filled the air
with threateninys against the Union and
defenses of secession. Here is all exam
pie, gentlemen of the north, of what
Democratic success has done for you.
J. lis is not Il story from the south to he
denied; but a straight truth from a ma,
who dares PROVE his statement ut any
point and in any manner from a pm,
point to the mouth Of a cannon. 1 tell
You frankly that l AM in sympathy with
the Democratic doctrine of "a tariff for
reyonue only" but I cannot see how any
loyal man, with any prlde or patriotism,
can be a Democrat so long as this rebel
hell is seething in our midst. 1t is use
less to deny its existence.
Now that the stuffing season is over,
and the turkeys are we'll diyested, the
congressman have nothing further to
ington in q continual procession. They
are coming to enter into the CORY com
bat over rag babies. They are coming to
make big speeches. declare heir patriot
ism, damn the other fellows, get appro-
priations for tho little creeks in their
, lStoy t\iI W SSilN ouI oIlOtSu III
paign matter and a sufficient number OF
public documents to enable them to Sc
cure q reelection at the hands of the l
admiring constituents. They are com
ing with the ostensible purpose of repre-.
senting their districts, but aside from
Randall, Holman, Carlisle and Springer
there will be but little representation
in congress. The big four Democrats
shape all Legislation, and it is carried ou1
according to their demands. The Re-
publicans are in a minority, and do II"
count except in the matter of entering
protests for record. Tho smaller fry o
the Democratic party will howl, intro
duce bills, shout "Mr. Speaker" and til
in the time III the usual manner commu,
and customary. But as to accomplish
ing anything, it is useless to expect it
There is Il determined and bitter ef1or
being made to shcive Sam Randall. TIL,
fight made upon him would down all,
other man in the Democratic party. l
is proposed TO put him down ut the tai
end of some uniimpOrtant committee
u" thN5 kano III - ~ po"ol ttiI'
prominence. The plan will not work
and Carlisle will not lend hinselfto sucl
movement. Such men AZ sam Randa
mo be lnwned. Put such IL man INF.
q strange country, whore he would be-
Ignorant Of the language, ignorant of tn,
customs, an! in less than five years Er
would he Il recognized leader. R,lla
is an extraordinary man. He cannot II,
downel. To put him upon some uniun
rOr;ant committee wnuli cripple hin,
for a little while, but he would put on
palrofinlcilectu"l crut"hes, hobble alon,
with the pro 'c>>i"n, and s"on reach tn
heal again. True, indeed, he is III vari
alce with his party on the subject Il
tariff T. eluc;iOn, bu, aside from that iss,l
he is with them on all "a estions. III
would ~ more iban welcomed into tn
Repuhilran party; iut he is Il lIcmocr
and cannot no driven out of that party
There are numerous factions alren,i
growing up in the Delnucra &c party q
the house, and they bid fair to seattle
their energies in such manner as to pre-
vent the accomplishment of tariff leyis
latiOn.
Commissioner Sparks ana Secrctar
Lamar to leview a departmental decision
and Lamar considered it an impertinenc
on the part of Sparks, aud immediate!
he heheaded him. But now M til
Northern Pacific into court, by its a,
torney James Mcknight and asks NJ,
Lamar to review one of his decision